{"id":784,"date":"2013-08-26T14:07:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T21:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/?p=784"},"modified":"2013-08-26T14:07:21","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T21:07:21","slug":"cupe-bc-launches-ad-campaign-to-avert-strike-in-public-schools-bcpoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/2013\/08\/26\/cupe-bc-launches-ad-campaign-to-avert-strike-in-public-schools-bcpoli\/","title":{"rendered":"CUPE BC launches ad campaign to avert strike in public schools #bcpoli"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CUPE BC, August 25, 2013– CUPE\u2019s education workers [launched] a radio and television advertising campaign on Monday focused on building support for the union members\u2019 work to keep BC\u2019s schools clean, safe, and inclusive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve made every effort to bargain a fair and reasonable settlement with the employers, but their lack of preparation is threatening to disrupt classes this fall,\u201d said Mark Hancock, CUPE-BC President.<\/p>\n

CUPE education workers\u2019 collective agreements throughout the province expired over a year ago. Previous negotiations in spring 2013 were derailed when it became clear that government had not given the BC Public School Employers\u2019 Association (BCPSEA) a mandate to reach a settlement.<\/p>\n

BCPSEA is now directly controlled by the BC government, but it was not prepared for the latest round of bargaining in August when talks broke off for a third time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the government doesn\u2019t show a commitment to bargaining, our members will take full-scale job action,\u201d said Colin Pawson, Chair of the BC K-12 Presidents\u2019 Council. \u201cThey\u2019re frustrated that we\u2019ve had three false starts to negotiating, and the clock is ticking.\u201d<\/p>\n

It has been more than four years since the education assistants, clerical staff, trades, custodians, bus drivers and other education workers represented by CUPE have received a wage increase. Virtually all of the 57 CUPE locals representing education workers have had positive strike votes.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents more than 27,000 education BC workers in the K-12 system.<\/p>\n

Listen to the radio ad here<\/a>.
\nView the TV ad here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See more at: http:\/\/www.cupe.bc.ca<\/a>\/news\/3148#sthash.Z5mNdsd2.dpuf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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